2025 Paris-Tours Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of 2025 Paris-Tours! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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Paris–Tours covers 211.6. 6 kilometers, with ten dusty roads and eight hills packed into the final 66 kilometers. The last obstacle is the Côte de Rochecorbon, a short climb with its summit 8. 8.7 kilometers from the finish line.
After starting from Chartres, the riders head south over rolling terrain. The first 142 kilometers are straightforward, then they encounter the first climb of the day. The Côte de Cangey is 1. 1 kilometers long and averages 3. 3.4%. Soon after, the road rises again on the Côte de Limeray – 800 meters at 3. 3.2% – before continuing straight onto the first dirt – or mud – road of the day. Another 4. 4.7 kilometers later, around the village of Pocé- sur- Cisse, the riders face another 1. 1.1 kilometers of unpaved track.
The action intensifies from there. The Côte de Gogueme is a short but punchy climb – 700 meters at 7. 7.7% – leading directly onto the Grosse Pierre gravel sector. Château de Valmer is a brief unpaved stretch before the Côte du Bois de Chançay, a 900- meter gravel climb at an average of 4. 2%, which then transitions into the dusty road toward Reugny. As the race passes through the village, there are just under 41 kilometers remaining.
After a brief lull, the final 31 kilometers are packed with challenges. The Côte de la Vallée du Vau (1. 1.1 kilometers at 6. 6.4%) is immediately followed by the Noizay gravel sector. From there, it' s onto the unpaved Épinettes sector and then the brutally steep Côte de la Rochère – just 400 meters, but at a grueling 11%. Once at the summit, riders encounter the 900- meter Vernou gravel sector.
The Côte de la Vallée Chartier (500 meters at 7. 7.9%) flows into the Peu Morier gravel sector, followed by the Côte de Vouvray (400 meters at 6. 6.5%), leading directly to the gravel stretch near Rochecorbon. About 3 kilometers later, the final climb of the day – Côte de Rochecorbon – offers 600 meters at 5. 5.2%, with the summit 8. 8.7 kilometers from the finish line.
Last year, Christophe Laporte outgunned Mathias Vacek in a two- up finish. It was a rather damp edition, and as a result, a mud extravaganza of epic proportions.
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